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<TITLE>Magic-7.3 Command Reference</TITLE>
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<H2>getnode</H2>
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Get node names of all selected paint
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<H3>Usage:</H3>
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      <B>getnode</B> [<I>option</I>] <BR><BR>
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         where <I>option</I> may be one of the following:
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	   <DT> <B>abort</B> [<I>string</I>]
	   <DD> Stop the <B>getnode</B> search when the node name
		<I>string</I> is encountered.
	   <DT> <B>alias</B> [<B>on</B>|<B>off</B>]
	   <DD> If <B>on</B>, reports all names found for the node.  If
		<B>off</B>, only the canonical name is returned.
	   <DT> <B>globals</B> [<B>on</B>|<B>off</B>]
	   <DD> If <B>on</B>, any global node name (names ending with "!")
		will terminate the search, returning the global name.
		If <B>off</B>, global names are treated like local
		node names.
	   <DT> <B>fast</B>
	   <DD> Return the first name encountered, rather than finding
		the canonical node name.
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<H3>Summary:</H3>
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      The <B>getnode</B> command queries areas of selected paint for
      netlist node names.  The converse of this command is <B>goto</B>.
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<H3>Implementation Notes:</H3>
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      <B>getnode</B> is implemented as a built-in command in <B>magic</B>.
      The node name search uses the same algorithm as the netlist
      connectivity selection function, and for very large networks, can
      be quite slow.
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<H3>See Also:</H3>
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      <A HREF=goto.html><B>goto</B></A> <BR>
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<P><I>Last updated:</I> October 6, 2004 at 6:01am <P>
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